Symantec Veritas Netbackup up to 6.0 bpcd.exe len stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup up to 6.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file bpcd.exe. This manipulation of the argument len causes stack-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6222. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup up to 6.0 (Backup Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file bpcd.exe. The manipulation of the argument len with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request with a malformed length prefix.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2006. The weakness was shared 12/14/2006 by Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6222 since 12/01/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38569 (Symantec Veritas NetBackup Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at seer.support.veritas.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11809.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30882), SecurityFocus (BID 21565†), OSVDB (31335†), Secunia (SA23368†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017379†). The entries VDB-2750 and VDB-2748 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: seer.support.veritas.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2749
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X-Force: 30882 - Symantec VERITAS NetBackup bpcd.exe long request buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21565 - Symantec NetBackup BPCD Daemon Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23368 - Symantec Veritas Netbackup Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 31335 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) Malformed Length Prefix Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017379
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 13551 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup bpcd Daemon Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Long Request, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4999

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2006 10:13
Updated: 01/18/2025 12:54
Changes: 12/18/2006 10:13 (96), 07/12/2019 14:56 (1), 01/18/2025 12:54 (17)
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